Mixed up PCs

For as long as I’ve been with this company they have been using only Dell computers and servers. Recently though our parent company has decided that all companies under it’s umbrella must start purchasing and using HP computers and servers. I don’t mind HP at all but this shift in hardware was not thought out other than to make this mandate and then leave people wondering: How?

We have no corporate or global agreement with HP like we do with Dell. We have no standardized pricing and discounts like we currently enjoy. And so far, it looks like the first HP notebook I’ve ordered is going to take at least three weeks to arrive. Unlike Dell which takes, at most, a week. Someone should have thought about this just a little more.

Now add to this that we also have to deal with Lenovo on some projects so we have to be able to buy Lenovo notebooks as well. I just received a brand new Thinkpad X61s this morning (which was ordered one week after the HP) and have started removing the bloatware. Thinkpads have always been notorious for putting tons of extra crap into their computer builds that no one will ever use. It’s a waste of everyone’s time.

I just ordered six PCs from Dell last week. They are all here already. I think I’ll just worry about HP later.

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HP is okay … but something about the way they work is just annoying. In the last 2 companies I worked at that use HP I missed the Dell service, support, and just plain “easier to deal with” aspect. Especially when it comes to drivers and builds.